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Rio Tinto signs bio pellet supply agreement for Gladstone alumina refineries

Rio Tinto has signed a five-year offtake agreement with Australian bioenergy company SuperChar Limited (SCL) for the supply of locally produced bio pellets for use at its alumina refineries in ...
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Rio Tinto ships 8 billionth tonne of iron ore from the Pilbara

KARRATHA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has celebrated the shipment of 8 billion tonnes 1 of iron ore to global markets from the Pilbara region, 60 years after the company’s first shipment ...
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Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation reaches Financial Close on Jinbi Solar Project; signs Power Purchase Agreement with Rio Tinto

PERTH, Australia -- Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC), one of Australia’s largest Indigenous-led renewable energy initiatives, will begin construction of the Jinbi Solar Project in the Pilbara ...
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Rio Tinto provides Iron Ore update following Tropical Cyclone Narelle

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto's iron ore port operations have resumed after Tropical Cyclone Narelle passed over Western Australia's Pilbara region. All of the company's people ...
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Update on the Nemaska Lithium Bécancour project

MONTRÉAL, Canada – Since assuming direct management of Nemaska Lithium in February, Rio Tinto has completed an in-depth review of the Nemaska Lithium Bécancour lithium hydroxide conversion project and ...
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Rio Tinto and Prysmian partner to deliver innovative low-carbon aluminium solutions for the data centre market

MONTREAL, Canada — Rio Tinto and Prysmian have partnered on an industrial trial to produce low-carbon aluminium cables designed for the rapidly growing data centre market, combining leading-edge ...
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Rio Tinto and WA Government partner to expand Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant

KARRATHA, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto and the Western Australian Government have entered into a 50:50 joint venture to complete both Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Dampier Seawater Desalination ...
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Rio Tinto approves Zulti South investment of $473 million and lifts project suspension

RICHARDS BAY, South Africa -- Rio Tinto has approved Richards Bay Minerals’ Zulti South project, lifting the suspension which has been in place since January 2020. The $473 million investment aims to ...
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Rio Tinto assumes majority interest and management responsibilities at Nemaska Lithium

MONTREAL, Canada – Following the respective equity investments made by Rio Tinto and the Government of Québec, through Investissement Québec, in Nemaska Lithium since March 2025, Rio Tinto now holds a ...
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No intention to bid statement

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Further to the announcement of 8 January 2026, Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited (together, "Rio Tinto") confirm that Rio Tinto is no longer considering a possible merger ...
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Rio Tinto releases fourth quarter 2025 production results

This announcement includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in ...
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Rio Tinto expands solar power capacity at Kennecott

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Rio Tinto has energized a new 25-megawatt solar plant at its Kennecott copper operations in Utah, showcasing a circular critical-minerals supply chain in which tellurium ...